{"id":36578,"date":"2020-03-17T09:05:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T16:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=36578"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:14:07","slug":"atlanta-metro-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/blog\/atlanta-metro-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Metro Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Zumper Atlanta Metro Report analyzed active listings last month across metro cities to identify the most and least expensive cities, as well as those with the fastest growing rents. The Georgia one bedroom median rent was $1,300 last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417.png\" alt=\"Chart of rent prices in Atlanta metro cities sorted from most to least expensive\n\" class=\"wp-image-62484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124350\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417.png 1068w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124350\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124350\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124350\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124350\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417-240x179.png 240w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124350\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-05T153954.417-836x624.png 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Most Expensive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/alpharetta-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alpharetta<\/a> ranked as the most expensive city with one-bedrooms priced at $1,660.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/atlanta-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atlanta<\/a> was the second priciest with rent at $1,620.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/sandy-springs-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandy Springs<\/a> placed third with rent at $1,490.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Least Expensive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/carrollton-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carrollton<\/a> was the most affordable city with one-bedrooms priced at $880.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/lagrange-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lagrange<\/a> ranked as the second least expensive with rent at $1,020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/rome-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rome<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/forest-park-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forest Park<\/a> were tied third with rents both at $1,030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122.png\" alt=\"Chart of year-over-year rent price growth rates in Atlanta metro cities\" class=\"wp-image-62483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124347\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122.png 1068w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124347\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124347\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124347\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124347\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122-240x179.png 240w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124347\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-05T153957.122-836x624.png 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Fastest Growing (Y\/Y%)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/rome-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rome<\/a> had the fastest growing rent, up 28.8% since this time last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/apartments-for-rent\/athens-ga\">Griffin<\/a> saw rent climb 27.1%, making it the second fastest growing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/lagrange-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lagrange<\/a> was third with rent increasing 13.3%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Fastest Growing (M\/M%)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/marietta-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marietta<\/a> had the largest monthly growth rate, up 5.7%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/sandy-springs-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandy Springs<\/a> was second with rent climbing 2.8%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400.png\" alt=\"Full data table of Atlanta metro city rent prices and their respective month-over-month and year-over-year changes\n\" class=\"wp-image-62485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124354\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400.png 1068w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124354\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124354\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400-1024x812.png 1024w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124354\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400-768x609.png 768w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124354\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400-226x179.png 226w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05124354\/Price-Table-2025-03-05T153948.400-787x624.png 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zumper Atlanta Metro Area Report analyzed active listings that hit the market last month. Listings are aggregated by city to calculate median asking rents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zumper Atlanta Metro Report analyzed active listings last month across metro cities to identify the most and least expensive cities, as well as those with the fastest growing rents. The Georgia one bedroom median rent was $1,300 last month. 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